Understanding Wales: Opportunities for Secondary Data Analysis
Dates: 16th January 2012
Times: 1.00pm to 4.30pm
Location: Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University
Overview
The Welsh Government makes a number of investments in survey and administrative data sources.
In terms of survey sources, the Welsh Government is responsible for conducting a number of surveys that are specific to Wales such as the National Survey for Wales (the successor to Living in Wales) and the Welsh Health Survey.
The Welsh Government has also funded ‘boosts’ to the samples of a number of existing UK surveys, such as the Annual Population Survey and Understanding Society. The Welsh Government has also supported significant investments in data infrastructure that seek to maximise the research potential of administrative sources, such as the Secure Anonymised Linkage Project based at Swansea University.
This workshop provides an overview of some of the key investments made in Welsh data to encourage new users of these resources. The event will include presentations from researchers who have used these resources to provide exemplars of what can be done with these sources. Potential users of these sources from both academic and non-academic community are encouraged to attend.
This is one of a series of events, organised by ESDS, in support of the ESRC’s Secondary Data Analysis Initiative. These events are designed for researchers who are not current users of these ESRC-funded data resources, and who wish to apply for grants under this Initiative. Priority will be given to these applicants.
Presentation Slides
1. Introduction: Secondary Data Analysis
2. Steven Marshall: WG Investments in Data and Priorities
3. Melanie Jones: Annual Population Survey/Labour Force Survey
4. Scott Orford: Living in Wales/National Survey for Wales
5. Chris Taylor: Millennium Cohort Study
6. Alan Felstead: Skills and Employment Survey 2012
